Thursday, March 11, 2010

Teachers are walking fountains of knowledge. The 21st century has provided the tools for teachers to share their knowledge globally. A great way for teachers to reflect on their own work is to collect and share their resources. It is one thing to use resources but the act of sharing resources is also accompanied by a learning process.

You have to reflect on your own knowledge, prioritise, collect and filter. Once you have all your resources what is the next step. Here is a range of sites teachers can use to create and share online resources.

There are many sites which allow you to create your own blog. A blog allows you to share ideas, links, images and many other resources. Many are free or have a free option. It is also a great way to keep all your resources in one place.

2. Create a presentation

There are many sites which allow you to share presentations. The presentations may be a step by step tutorial, share information, provide links, reflect on practice. Many sites allow you to upload powerpoints or documents or create animated presentations and add voice and music.

I REALLY like this post. I don't see as much of a culture of sharing among teachers as I'd like. I think it goes to the tradition of the self-contained classroom. What goes in my room is all that matters to me.

You are fabulous for collecting these all in one place with weblists for us. You are so right, we need to embrace these collaborative tools and share what we do. Sharing and collaborating is what will transform the face of education and these are just the tools to do it!

What a great post here. I agree that as teachers, we need to use the tools out there to help as many students and teachers as possible. It's the main reason I started blogging and tweeting in January. It has made me a better teacher. Thanks for sharing.

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I love finding digital resources and exploring ways to integrate technology into the classroom. I am particularly interested in online applications. This blog has been designed to share resources I have found and collected as both an educator and a parent. My background is in Secondary Art and Multimedia, however, I love finding ways to incorporate many subject areas.